Skills for Interviewing

A Guide to Company Visits

Most companies that recruit on college campuses include a company visit as a major part of the hiring process. The company visit is given many names. It can be referred to as a plant trip, second interview, site visit or office visit. The company visit is generally a full day of interviewing and related activities. After the company visit is completed and an evaluation conducted, an offer may be made. However, it is very rare that a job offer is made at the time of the company visit.

Just as the company visit has many names, it also has a variety of faces. Employers vary greatly in how they arrange them. The length of the trip, number of people involved, levels of people interviewed, types of tests conducted and degree of informality can differ from one company to the next.

As a result, this publication focuses upon information that is fairly consistent for most companies. The information here will help you understand the nature of the company visit, how to prepare for it and how to conduct yourself most effectively during the visit.

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